Crossword clues for kerb
kerb
- A tyre may rub against one
- An edge between a sidewalk and a roadway consisting of a line of curbstones (usually forming part of a gutter)
- Sight on Oxford Street
- Soho street feature
- London sidewalk part
- Border on Threadneedle Street
- Edge inside bunker, briefly
- One by the side of the road, drinker boozily guzzles
- Pavement edge
- Street edge
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Kerb \Kerb\, n. See Curb.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1660s, a variant of curb (n.). The preferred British English spelling in certain specialized senses, especially "edging of stone on a pavement" (1805).
Wiktionary
alt. (context British AU NZ English) The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones. n. (context British AU NZ English) The edge between the pavement and the roadway, consisting of a line of kerbstones. vb. (context British transitive English) To damage vehicle wheels or tyres by running into or over a pavement kerb.
WordNet
Wikipedia
KERB (600 AM) was an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Kermit, Texas. Launched in June 1950, the station employed many West Texas musical figures before they were famous, including future Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Roy Orbison. The station's broadcast license was last held by La Radio Cristiana Network, Inc. Owner Paulino Bernal surrendered the license for KERB and five other stations to the Federal Communications Commission on Nov. 7, 2013.
Usage examples of "kerb".
At that instant a car drove up to the kerb beside her, and she turned around as if someone from the car had called her.
She turned back to the man at the wheel, said something, and then, as the car veered from the kerb, she ran along the sidewalk in the opposite direction, from which Barney and Guy had come.
I stood loose-legged on the footrests, helping the bike hop the kerb, then sat firm, shoulders hunched, head low, as bike and I flashed past the bronze lions guarding the giant column holding the old one-eyed sailor.
Instead I almost lost my grip and tumbled into the road as she steered onto a kerb to avoid a truck blocking the way.
The car bumped again as it left the kerb and I was jolted against her small breasts.
The Humber was having difficulty squeezing through the gap left between the two trams further down the road, while the Bedford truck was closer, but having problems with a lamppost on the kerb it had just mounted.
Taking the hint at the second shove, Cagney trotted off back along the street, making, to my surprise, straight for Cissie, who was still sitting on the kerb observing us.
I spat on the kerb, knowing he was right, that there really i took them down to the Embankment where the old river ran pure silver under the uncloaked moon, its waters free of human detritus, driftwood and loose craft the only blight.
His body slid under me, only one of his hands maintaining a hold on the ironwork, his back against the stone slabs of the tilted kerb side and for a moment just one fleeting moment I thought I had him licked.
I pull up at the kerb, asshole gets out and guess what, he slams the door.
Cross I see a lad at the kerb with his hand up, rocking backwards and forwards in a steady fashion, concentrating hard to keep himself upright.
The lights had changed at this stage, so I got through the yellow box, parked up on the kerb outside the NCAD, and got out of the car.
I said, pulling in to the kerb and quickly checking the mirror to see what way they would leave things.
Adrian said sportingly as I pulled in to the kerb at the corner of South Anne Street.
Just after Hamilton Place a bus went by, pulling away from the kerb, and I nipped on to it, giving him room to follow.